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THE  HOOD  CHILDREN 


THEIR   RESPECTIVE  AGES   IX   1879— UNDER  WHOSE   CARB 
AT  THE   PRESENT  TIME. 


Axxa  Bell  and  Ethel  Genevieve,  twins, 
9  years  old.  Under  care  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John 
A.  Morris,  New  Orleans. 

John  Bell,  Jr.,  8  years  old.  Under  care  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  M.  Russell,  Cohoma,  Miss. 

Duncan  Nobbkrt,  6 J  years  old.  Under  care 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  A.  Morris,  New  Orleans. 

Lillian  Marie  and  Marion  Maude,  twins, 
5J  years  old.  Under  care  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  That- 
cher M.  Adams,  New  York  City. 

Odille  Musson  and  Ida  Rich  ardson,  twins, 
3  years  old.  Under  care  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo. 
F.  McGehee,  Woodville,  Wilkinson  Co.,  Miss. 

Oswald,  1  year  old.  Under  care  of  Charles 
M.  Harney  Scarsdale,  Westchester  Co.,  N.  Y. 

The  youngest  child  left,  a  baby  girl,  died 
among  loving  friends  in  Columbus,  Georgia,  in 

1880. 


Hood  Relief  Committee 

Appointed  by  the1  Louisiana  '  Divisions  of  Array  of 
Northern  Virginia  and  Array  of  Tennessee. 

Gen.  F.  T.  Nicholls,  Ex-Governor  Louisiana. 
Capt.  James  Buckner,  Cottoc  Factor. 
Col.  Samuel  Flower,  Asst.Treas.U.S.  at  N.O. 
David  R.  Calder,  Sugar  Factor. 
John  H.  Murray,  Cashier  D.  H.  Holmes. 
Capt.  W.  R.  Lyman,  Pres.  Crescent  Ins.  Co. 
Capt.  J.  A.  Chalaron,  Pres.  Hope  Ins.  Co. 
Gen.  G.  T.  Beauregard. 
Major  S.  D.  Stockman,  Cotton  Factor. 
Gen.  Fred.  N.  Oc4den,  Merchant. 
Major  Walter  V.  Crouch,  Secretary  Carroll- 
ton  Railroad  Company. 


Ladies'  Auxiliary  Committee. 

Mrs.  T.  G.  Richardson. 
Mrs.  Thomas  Hunton. 
Mrs.  Theodore  Shute. 
Mrs.  S.  H.  Kennedy. 
Mrs.  R.  S.  Charles. 
Mrs.  C.  E.  Fenner. 
Mrs.  Richard  Pritchard. 
Mrs.  R.  M.  Walmsley. 
Mrs.  J.  K.  Gutheim. 
Mrs.  Lucie  Polk  Chapman. 
Mrs.  T.  S.  Wilkinson. 
Mrs.  J.  N.  Folwell. 
Mrs.  J.  B.  Wallace. 
Mrs.  J.  M.  Parker. 
Address  of  Committee,  Box  851,  New  Orleans. 


Immediately  following  the  death  of  Gen- 
eral John  B.  Hood  and  his  wife,  the  Louisiana 
Divisions  of  the  Armies  of  Northern  Virginia 
and  Tennessee  met  and  appointed  committees 
to  gather  together  a  fund  for  the  benefit  of  the 
children. 

These  committees  organized  at  once,  and 
under  date  of  September  6th,  1879— one  week 
after  the  funeral — issued  the  following  address  : 

HOOD  RELIEF  FUND. 


Desolation  and  possible  destitution  have  fallen  upon 
the  once  happy  household  of  General  John  B.  Hood. 

Mrs.  Ann*  Mahie  Hood,  the  devoted  wife  and 
mother,  died  on  the  evening  of  August  24th,  1879.  Genl. 
Hood,  the  bereaved  husband  and  father,  followed  on 
the  morning  of  August  30  th,  leaving  behind  them  in 
full  orphanage,  eleven  children  of  tender  years.  Lydia, 
the  eldest  of  these,  died  on  the  evening  of  the  same  day. 

There  now  survive  ten  children,  the  eldest  of  whom 
are  twins,  of  the  age  of  nine  years  and  two  months. 
The  youngest  is  one  month  old.  The  condition  of  his 
estate  leaves  but  little  hope  that  there  will  remain 
after  settlement  of  his  indebtedness,  anything  for  his 
children  other  than  such  proceeds  as  may  possibly  be 
derived  from  the  publication  of  its  history  of  the  war 
and  records. 

The  generous  heart  of  the  country  has  already  been 
moved  to  the  grateful  recognition  of  the  virtues,  the 
chivalry  and  self-sacrificing  devotion  of  the  departed 
hero,  and  to  an  active  and  giving  sympathy  for  the 
living. 

The  undersigned  Committees,  appointed  by  the  Asso- 
ciations of  the  Armies  Northern  Virginia  and  Ten- 
nessee, to  receive  these  funds  (which  are  to  be  invested 
in  U.  S.  bonds),  earnestly  solicit  your  co-operation  and 
assistance  in  raising  a  sum  which  shall  be  sufficient 
for  the  support,  maintenance  and  education  of  these 
orphans. 

W.  R.  LYMAN,  Chairman. 
F.  T.  NICHOLLS,  J.  A.  CHALARON, 

J  AS.  BUCKNER,  G.T.BEAUREGARD, 

SAMUEL  FLOWER,  S.  D.  STOCKMAN, 

D.  R.  CALDER,  FRED.  N.  OGDEN, 

JOHN  H.  MURRAY,  WALTER  V.  CROUCH, 

Of  Army  N.  Virginia.  Of  Army  of  Tennessee. 

Address  Box  1695,  New  Orleans,  La. 


The  tirst  response  was  from  the  orphans' 
friend,  "  Margaret,"  who  sent  the  Committee 
a  bond  of  the  United  States  for  five  hundred 
dollars.  This  was  quickly  followed  by  dona- 
tions from  Mr.  Blanc  and  others,  and  the  fund 
gradually  increased  until  November  13th,  1881, 
when  Genl.  Herbert,  of  Baltimore,  sent  in  the 
last  contribution. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  General  Committee  held 
August  3d,  1885,  nearly  six  years  having  elapsed 
since  its  organization,  it  was  resolved  to  put 
into  permanent  shape  for  the  benefit  of  the 
children  and  contributors  of  the  fund,  a  list  of 
all  sums  received  and  in  the  order  of  receipt, 
together  with  a  statement  of  the  present  status 
of  the  fund. 

The  Committee  intends  to  capitalize  the  in- 
terest as  fast  as  received  until  such  time  as  its 
members  can  legally  be  relieved  of  the  trust. 
The  children  have  all  been  in  excellent  hands, 
and  unless  some  unforeseen  accident  should  oc- 
cur will  receive  a  thorough  education  without 
any  draft  upon  this  fund. 

Respectfully, 

W.  R.  LYMAN, 

Chairman, 
J.  A.  CHALARON, 

Secretary. 


DONATIONS. 


1879. 

Sept.    8.     From  Margaret  Haughery  & 

Co.,  New  Orleans,  bond $    500  00 

Sept.    8.     From  Sam.  P.  Blanc,  N.  O...      25  00 

Sept.  9.  From  Hinson  &  dimming, 
New  York,  through  Wm.  Himes, 
New  Orleans 50  00 

Sept.    9.     From  Elmore  Dufour,  N.  O...      10  00 

Sept.    9.     From  B.  F.  Peters,  N.  0 5  00 

Sept.  10.  From  J.  L.  Power,  Grand  Sec- 
retary Grand  Lodge  of  Mississippi, 
Jackson,  Miss 100  00 

Sept.  10.     From  Smith   Bros.  &  Co.  N. 

O.,  through  D.  R.  Calder 50  00 

Sept.  10.  From  Anonymous,  New  Or- 
leans, through  D.  R.  Calder 5  00 

Sept.  10.     From  Joh n  T.  Gibbons  &  Co. , 

New  Orleans,  through  D.  R.  Calder,        5  00 

Sept.  10.     From  Levy,  Loeb,  Sheuer  & 

Co.,  N.  O.,  through  D.  R,  Calder 5  00 

Sept.  11.     From   Mrs.   Hugo  Redwitz, 

New  Orleans 60  00 

Sept.  12.     From    Rev.   B.   M.    Palmer, 

New  Orleans 10  00 

Sept.  12.     From    Mattie  Austin,   New 

Orleans,  through  F.  N.  Ogden 3  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Samuel  H.  Kennedy, 

New  Orleans 50  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Chas.  E.  Fenner,New 

Orleans,  through  S.  H.  Kennedy...      50  00 

Through  Inman,  Swann  &  Co.,  New 
York,  and  S.  H.  Kennedy,  New 
Orleans,  as  follows : 

Sept,  13.     From  Charles  M.  Fry,  N.  Y.      50  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Inman,  Swann  &  Co., 

New  York 50  00 


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Sept,  13.  From  Lehman  Bros.,  N.  Y...  50  00 
Sept.  13.     From  Fielding,  Gwy nn  &  Co., 

New  York 50  00 

Sept.  13.  From  Ralli  Bros,  New  York..  50  00 
Sept,  13.     From  French  &  T ravers,  New 

York 50  00 

Sept.  13.     From   E.   S.  Jamison  &  Co., 

New  York 50  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Fatman  &  Co.,  N.  Y...  50  00 

Sept.  13.     From  H.  H.  Ware,  N.  Y 50  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Williams,  Black  &  Co., 

New  York 50  00 

Sept.  13.     From   Robert  Moore  &  Co., 

New  York 50  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Myer,  Weis  &  Co.,  N.  Y  50  00 

Sept.  13.     From  H.  Hentz  &  Co.,  N.  Y.  50  00 

Sept.  13.     From  C.  J.  Osborne,  N.  Y....  50  00 

Sept-  13.     From  Rountree  &  Co.,  N.  Y.  30  00 

Sept.  13.  From  Murchison  &  Co.,  N.  Y.  2.5  00 
Sept,  13.     From  Fletcher,  Hotze  &  Co., 

New  York 25  00 

Sept,  13.     From  R.   Tannehill  &  Co., 

New  York 25  00 

Sept.  13.     From  D.  Watts  &  Co.,  N.  Y.  25  00 

Sept.  13.     From  D.  A.  Given,  N.  Y 2-5  00 

Sept,  13.     From  J.  B.  Leach,  N.  Y 25  00 

Sept.  13.     From  J.  &  W.  A.  Beall,  N.  Y.  25  00 

Sept.  13.     From  D.  G.  Watts,  N.  Y 25  00 

Sept.  13.     From  W.  S.  Pierce,  N.  Y 2^5  00 

Sept.  13.     From  E.  J.  Donnell,  N.  Y 25  00 

Sept.  13.     From  P.    Z.   Rodocanachi  & 

Co.,  New  York 25  00 

Sept.  13.     From  J.  M.  Scott,  N,  Y 25  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Ex.  Norton  &  Co.,  N.  Y.  2-5  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Macauley  &  Co.,  N.  Y.  25  00 

Sept.  13.  From  J.  T.  Woodward,  N.Y.  25  00 
Sept.  13.     From  R.   M.  Waters  <fe  Co., 

New  York 25  00 

Sept.  13.  From  J.  H.  Moore  &  Co.,  N.Y.  25  00 
Sept.  13.     From  .Sawyer,  Wallace  &  Co. , 

New  York 25  00 


Sept.  13.     From  Blakemore,  Mayo  &  Co. 

New  York 25  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Pollard,  Pettus  &  Co., 

New  York 25  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Charles  Messick,  N.  Y.  25  00 

Sept.  13.     From  W.  VT.  King,  N.  Y 25  00 

Sept,  13.     FromW.T.  Miller  &  Co.,  N.Y.  25  00 

Sept.  13.  From  Seigfr.  Gruner,  N.  Y...  25  00 
Sept.  13.     From  Schroeder  &  Johnson, 

New  York 25  00 

Sept.  13.     From  S.  J.  Murphy,  N.  Y 25  00 

Sept.  13.     From   Robinson,  McLeod  & 

Co.,  New  York 20  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Daney,  Hyman  &  Co., 

New  York 20  00 

Sept.  13.     From  C.  Parmalee,  N.  Y 10  00 

Sept.  13.     From  James  Aiken,  N.  Y 10  00 

Sept.  13.     From  John  F.  Black,  N.  Y...  10  00 

1,450  00 

Sept.  13.     From   D.    H.  Holmes,    New 

Orleans,  through  J.  H.  Murray, 50  00 

Sept.  13.     From  W.  H.  Letchford,  New 

Orleans,  through  J.  H.   Murray 50  00 

Sept,  13.  From  Anonymous,  New  Or- 
leans, through  Dr.  ri.  M.  Bemiss 
and  J.  H.  Murray 50  00 

Sept.  13.  From  James  C.  Hogan,  Aber- 
deen, Miss 5  00 

Sept,  13.  From  Anonymous,  New  Or- 
leans, through  Germania  National 
Bank 1  00 

Sept,  13.  From  Anonymous,  >«'ew  Or- 
leans, through  Germania  National 
Bank 1  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Sears  &  Kinsella,  New 

Orleans,  through  D.  R.  Calder 10  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Cash  (H.  &  Bro.),  New 

Orleans,  through  D.  R.  Calder 5  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Charles  Pleasants,  New 

Orleans,  through  D.  R.  Calder 5  00 


Sept.  13.     From  Cash  (H.  T.  L.),New 

Orleans,  through  D.  It.  Calder 2  00 

Sept,  13.  From  P.  M.  Kelly,  New  Or- 
leans, through  D.  R.  Calder 5  00 

Sept.  13.     From    Cash,    New    Orleans, 

through  D.  R.  Calder 5  00 

Sept.  13.     From    John   T.   Moore,   Jr., 

New  Orleans,  through  D.  It.  Calder        5  00 

Sept.  13.     From   Vairin    &    Mortimer, 

New  Orleans,  through  D.  It.  Calder        5  00 

Sept.  13.     From  Cash  (T.  H.  H.),  New 

Orleans,  through  Saml.  Flower 5  00 

Sept.  13.  From  It.  R.  Hunt,  New  Or- 
leans, through  Mayor  I.  W.  Patton 
and  Saml.  Flower LOO  00 

Sept,  13.     From  Godfrey    T.    Johusen, 

New  Orleans,  through  Saml.  Flower      20  00 

Sept.  13.  From  M.  Musson,  New  Or- 
leans, through  N.  O.  Ins.  Ass'n 20  00 

Sept.  13.     From    Cash,    New    Orleans, 

through  Am.  Dist.  Telegraph  Co...  50 

Sept.  13.     From  Thomas  Conway,  New 

Orleans,  through  Crescent  Ins.  Co...      10  00 

Sept.  13.     From  D.  A.  Given,  Jr.,  New      50  00 
Orleans,  thro'  N.  O.  Cot.  Exchange 

Sept.  13.     From  James  Buckner,  N.  O.      50  00 

Sept.  15.  Guests  at  the  Jordon  &  Rock- 
bridge Alum  Springs,  Rockbridge 
County,  Va.,  through  Charles  A. 
Conrad  and  Jas.  Buckner 131  00 

Sept.  15.     From     William      Hartwell, 

N.  O.  through  Jas.  Buckner 25  00 

Sept.  15.  From  M.  Sch  wartz,  President 
New  Orleans  and  Spanish  Fort 
Rail  Road  Company,  N.  O.  Pro- 
ceeds of  the  Spanish  Fort  Road  on 
10th  September 158  25 

Sept.  15.  From  Guests  at  the  Green- 
brier White  Sulphur  Springs,  Va., 
through  Mrs.  R.  L.  Gibson  and 
Walter  V.  Crouch 100  00 


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Sept.  15.  From  the  proprietor  of  and 
Guests  at  the  Old  Sweet  Springs, 
Va.,  through  Mrs.  R.  L.  Gibson  and 
Walter  V.  Crouch 108  00 

Sept.  16.  From  Officers  New  Orleans 
Insurance  Company,  through  J. 
A.  Chalaron '. 50  00 

Sept.  17.  From  a  collection  taken  up  in 
the  Cathedral,  N.  O.,  through  Col. 
John  Glvnn,  Jr.,  of  the  Louisiana 
Field  Artillery 154  50 

Sept.  18.  From  B.  F.  Askew,  Mag- 
nolia, Ark.,  through  J.  L.  Harris 
&Co 10  00 

Sept.  20.     From    Anonymous,   N.   O., 

through  S.  H.  Kennedy 50  00 

Sept.  20.     From   James   I,  "Day,  N.  O., 

through  N.  O.  Cotton  Exchange....      25  00 

Sept.  20.     From  I.  L.  Lyons,  N.  0 2-5  00 

Sept.  20.     From    Dr.   W.   E.   Brickell, 

N.  O.,  through  F.  N.  Ogden 5  00 

Sept.  20.     From  Cash,  N.  O.  (G.  McC), 

through  D.  R.  Calder 5  00 

Sept.  20.    From  Cash,  N.  O.  (B.  Bros.), 

through  D.  R.  Calder 2  00 

Sept.  22.  From  Dr.  Charles  M.  Erwin, 
Winona,  Miss.,  through  J.  L. 
Power,  Grand  Secretarj^ 10  00 

Sept.  22.  From  "The  Memorial  and 
Historical  Association  "  of  Con- 
federate Soldiers  of  Montgomery 
County,  Ala.,  through  Mayor  I.  W. 
Patton 100  00 

Sept.  22.  From  Contributions  raised  by 
efforts  of  two  little  girls  (Minnie 
Hervey  and  Beulah  Wright)  Mont- 
gomery, Ala.,  through  Mayor  M.  L. 
Moses,  Montgomery,  and  Mayor  I. 
W.  Patton  New  Orleans 35  30 

Sept.  23.     From    Hon.     B.   F.    Jonas, 

N.  O.  through  Samuel  Flower 25  00 


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Sept.  25.     From  Friends  at  Henderson, 

Ky.,  through  S.  K.  Sneed,  cashier..      22  70 

Sept.  25.     From  Perry  Nugent,  X.  O., 

through  J.  A.  Chalaron 50  00 

Sept.  25.     From    Pliny   Tarlton,   Saint 

Mary  Parish,  La 1  00 

Sept,  25.     From     Leo    Tarlton.     Saint 

Mary  Parish,  La 1  00 

Sept.  25.'    From  G-.  W.  Cooper,  Darien, 

Ga 1  00 

Sept.  25.  From  "Ancient  Order  of  Ori- 
ental Haymakers"  of  Montgomery, 
Ala.,  through  Mayor  I.  W.  Patton..     100  00 

Sept.  25.    From  James  I.  Stewart,  !N  .  O. , 

through  Samuel  Flower 10  00 

Sept.  25.     From       William        Francis 

Walsh,  N.  O 10  00 

Sept.  26.  From  Friends  at  Rocky 
Mount,  Franklin  County,  Va., 
through  G.  E.  Dennis 11  75 

Sept.  26.  From  Proceeds  of  Tableaux 
given  by  the  children  at  Warm 
Springs,"  Va.,  under  the  superinten- 
dence of  Mrs.  Wilder,  of  Savannah, 
Ga.,  through  Mrs.  R.  L.  Gibson 28  25 

Sept.  27.     From  A.  T.,  Stark ville,  Miss., 

through  Samuel  Flower 1  00 

Sept.  29.  From  collections  made  at 
Wytheville,  Va.,  by  Mrs.  George  H. 
Braughn  and  Mrs.  W.  W.  Breed- 
love,  including  $50  from  James  Mc- 
Connell,  N.  O.,  and  $25  from  Judge 
W.  B.  Spencer,  N.  O.,  through 
Arthur  G.  Palfrey 110  00 

Sept.  30.  From  employees  of  the  Gen- 
eral Office  of  the  Western  Railroad 
of  Alabama,  at  Montgomery,  who 
fought  with  and  against  General 
Hood,  through  Samuel  Flower 51  00 

Sept.  30.    From  Capt.  R.  T.   Buckner, 

New  Orleans 10  00 


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Oct.  1.     From    Thomas   Limn,   N.   0. 

through  F.  ft.  Ogden 5  00 

Oct.  1.  From  Masters  Wilham  Brickell 
and  R.  Del  Nodal,  X.  O.  Proceeds 
raffle  of  a  kite,  through  F.N.  Ogden      10  00 

Oct  3.  From  Citizens  of  Morehouse 
Parish,  La.,  collected  by  Wm.  M. 
Washburn,  through  "  Morenouse 
Clarion"  and  F.  T.  Nicholls 61  00 

Octl.  From  Collection  taken  up  in 
Saint  Paul's  Episcopal  Church, 
Henderson,  Ky.,  through  S.  K., 
Sneed,  cashier 14  60 

Oct.  3.  From  W.  H.  Bemiss,  Bards- 
town,  Ky.,  through  Mayor  I.  W. 
Patton 15  00 

Oct.  6.  From  Citizens  of  Parish  of  West 
Baton  Rouge,  through  J.  V.  Diu- 
alde  and  F.  T.  Nicholls,  as  follows: 

W.  B.  Robertson 5  00 

J.  V.  Duralde 5  00 

H.  J.  Hyams .^ 2  50 

Gustave  Dubucha 2  50 

W.  L.  Bernard 2  00 

A.  V.  Dubroca 2  00 

Dr.  T.  P.  Vaughan 2  50 

E.  L.  Charropnin 2  00 

Geo.  W.  Hamilton 1  00 

Jos.  S.  Collins 1  00 

James  R.  Devall 1  00 

Alcide  Dauthin 1  00 

O.  Mary 50 

Victorin  Comeaux 50 

A.  J.  London 50 

W.  B.  Chamberlin,  Jr 50 

$    29  50 

Oct.  8.     From  J.  U.  Payne,  N.  0 25  00 

Oct.  9.  From  Voluntary  contributions 
by  citizens  of  Petersburg,  Va., 
through  Samuel  Stevens,  cashier...      21  93 


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Oct.  9.  From  Contributions  of  Market 
St.,  Sabbath  School,  M.  E.  Church 
South,  Petersburg,  Va.,  through 
Samuel  Stevens,  Cashier 10  00 

Oct.  9.  From  Citizens  of  Savannah, 
Ga.,  through  J.  H.  Estill  of  "Sa- 
vannah Morning  News "  and 
Mayor  I.   W.  Patton 132  00 

Oct.  9.  From  Citizens  of  Charleston, 
S.  ('.,  through  •  "  Charleston  News 
and  Courier  " 119  69 

Oct.  9.  From  Washington  Light  In- 
fantry, Charleston,  S.  C, 100  00 

Oct.  9.     From  Mayor  Arnoldus  Van  du 

Houst,  Charleston,  S.  C 50  00 

Oct.  9.     From  E.  H.  Trast,  Charleston, 

S.  C 10  00 

(These  four  sums  from  Charleston, 
received  through  Rudolph  Siegling 
and  J.  B.  Lafitte  &  Co.) 

Oct  9.     From  Anderson  &  Simpson,  N. 

O.,  through  James  Buckner. 25  00 

Oct.  9.  From  Robert  Heath,  "  The 
Grange,  "  Northwick,  England, 
through  Anderson  &  Simpson  and 
Jas  Buckner 20  00 

Oct.  9.  From  Prince  Louis  Sapieha, 
(Poland)  through  L.  Grand,  N.  O., 
and  W.  V.  Crouch 100  0% 

Oct.  10.  From  Miss  Fanny  L.  Arm- 
strong, N.  0 1  00 

Oct.  11.     From  "  A  friend  of  General 

Hood,  "  Lynchburg,  Va., 50  00 

Oct.  11.  From  Anonymous,  Lynchburg, 

Va 5  00 

Oct.  11.   From  Daniel  Coleman,  Hunts- 

ville,  Ala.,  through  Samuel  Flower        2  00 


13 

Oct.  11.  From  "Orleans  Dramatic  Asso- 
ciation," N.  O.,  proceeds  of  an  enter- 
tainment at  Grand  Opera  House, 
September 24th,  1879,  through  J.  J. 
Mellon,  President;,  and  W.  H. 
Beanham,E.  H.  Corkery  and  J.  M. 
N.  Allen,  Committee 714  70 

Oct.  11.  From  S.  C.  Deas,  N.  Y.,  through 

M.  Morgan's  Sons  and  Canal  Bank      25  00 

Oct.  11.  From  M.  Morgan's  Sons,  N.  Y., 

through  Canal  Bank 25  00 

Oct.  11.  From  Cash,  through  American 

District  Telegraph  Company 50 

Oct.  11.  From  John  Henderson,  New 
Orleans,  through  Hibernia  Insur- 
ance Company 10  00 

Oct.  11.     From   T.    F.    Bragg,    N.   O., 

through  Hibernia  Insurance  Co 10  00 

Oct.  11.     From    John    Irwin,    N.     O., 

through  Hibernia  Insurance  Co 5  00 

Oct,  11.     From   John    Leahy,    N.    O., 

through  Hibernia  Insurance  Co....        5  00 

Oct.  11.     From  Peter  Markey,    N.  O., 

through  Hibernia  Insurance  Co 5  00 

Oct,  11.     From  W.   J.    Castell,   N.   O., 

through  Hibernia  Insurance  Co 5  00 

Oct.  11.  From  Little  Mary  E.  McG., 
Pecan  Point,  Ark.,  "  all  the  money 
she  has." 2  00 

Oct.  20.  From  Citizens  of  Selma,  Ala,, 
being  an  average  of  75  cents  for 
every  white  voter,  through  D.  M. 
Callaway,  Selma,  and  F.  N.  Ogdeu.    442  45 

Oct.  22.     From  John  A.   Small,  Sardis, 

Miss  , 1  00 

Oct,  25.     Cash  (St,  Mary  Par.),  through 

D.  R.  Calder 2  50 

Oct.  25.     Cash  (New  Orleans),  through 

D.  R.  Calder, 100 


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Oct.  27.  From  citizens  of  Corpus  Chris- 
ti,  Texas,  through  Gen.  Beauregard, 
as  follows : 

D.  M.  Murphy,  Turner's  Battery...  10  00 

James  E.  AYev mouth,  7th  La 2  50 

Mark  F.  Downey,  7th  La 2  00 

Wm.  Biggio 2  00 

Simon  Frank 2  50 

Jos.  L.Frank 2  50 

D.  M.  E.  Levy 2  00 

Alex.  Alpuente 2  00 

D.  Dowd 2  00 

J.  T.  Murphy 5  00 

From  Joseph  Hymans 1  00 

From  T.  P.  Rivers 1  50 

35  00 
Oct,  28.     From  Children   of  H.   V.    L. 

Bird,    Petersburg,  Va.,  through  D. 

W.Randolph 3  00 

Oct.  28.     From   Sojourners    at  Sharon 

Springs,  through    General  Simmes 

and  Samuel  Flower,  as  follows  : 

B.  B.  Simmes,  New  Orleans 5  00 

Mrs.  B.  B.  Simmes,  New  Orleans...  5  00 

Mrs.  Geo,  Gerdes,  New  Orleans 5  00 

E.  D.  Willett,  New  Orleans 5  00 

Mrs.  Hoffman,  New  Orleans 4  00 

M.  Hoffman,  New  Orleans 1  00 

H.  Berens,  M.  D 5  00 

Maude  Phillips 2  00 

J.  Torras 5  00 

R.  F.  Klein 2  50 

MissKelley 1  00 

40  50 
Oct.  29.     From  R.   P.,  Baltimore,  Md, 

through  Mayor  Patton 1  00 

Oct.  30.     From  "Alpha,"   Shreveport, 

La 1  00 


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Nov.  3.  From  additional  subscriptions 
from  citizens  of  Petersburg,  Va., 
through  Samuel  Stevens,  cashier...,        2  50 

Nov.  4.  From  Wm.  English,  Donald- 
son, Schuvlkill  Countv,  Pa 1  00 

Nov.  4.     From    A.   C.  Wilev,   DeWitt, 

Ark.  Co.,  Ark.,  through  LW.Patton        1  00 

Nov.  5.  From  "proceeds  of  an  abund- 
ant and  beautiful  growth  of  hair 
clipped  from  her  own  head  by  a  lady 
of  Lowndes  Co.,  Ala.,  an  educated 
lady  belonging  to  that  large  class 
of  Southerners,  whose  fortunes  were 
wrecked  by  the  war.  She  is  poor 
in  this  world's  goods,  but  rich  in 
the  finer  and  gentler  impulses,  so 
characteristic  of  Southern  woman- 
hood. She  shrinks  from  notoriety, 
and  is  only  solicitous  to  do  her  duty 
in  rendering  such  help  as  she  can 
to  the  Orphans,"  through  George 
W.  Stone,  Montgomery,  Ala.,  from 
whose  letter  this  extract  is  given....      80  00 

Nov.  6.  From  Frederick  de  Barry  & 
Co.,  New  York,  through  Schmidt 
&  Zeigler,  New  Orleans 50  00 

Nov.  8.  From  John  R.  Moore,  New 
Orleans,  through  Samuel  Flower,  a 
little  boy  whose  parents  told  him 
he  could  have  one  dollar  a  week  to 
contribute  to  the  Hood  Orphans  for 
such  time  as  he  could  do  without 
eating  candy — 4£ weeks. 4  50 

Nov.  8.  From  proceeds  of  an  enter- 
tainment given  by  the  Confederate 
Veterans  Association  at  the  State 
House  Grounds,  Baton  Rouge,  Oct. 
6th  and  7th,  through  W,  G.  Ran- 
dolph and  JohnH.  Murray 56  85 

Nov.  10.     From  J.  D.  Howell,  Bastrop, 

La.,  through  ,l  Morehouse  Clarion"        1  00 


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Nov.  10,  From  Citizens  of  Laredo,  Tex- 
as, through  Zuberbier  &  Behan,  as 
follows  : 

C.  M.  Macdonell 25  00 

Raymond  Martin 15  00 

Chas,  T.  Shea 10  00 

Frank  C.  Anrstrong 10  00 

H.  A.  Hirsch 2  00 

H.  Poggenpohl 2  00 

W.C.Jeffries 1  00 

Cash 2  00 

Mr.  &Mrs.  C.  G.  Brewster 5  00 

McGnerie 1  00 

C.  W.  Krakauer 5  00 

E.  F.  Hall 5  00 

P.  Floyd 2  00 

G.  H.  Jurkoski 1  50 

B.  G.  Atlee  &  Co 3  00 

D.Sanchez... 5  00 

PrudencioHerrero 1  00 

Thomas  Gilgan 3  00 

Agostin  Benavides 2  00 

Thomas  Ryan 2  00 

G.  B.  Brovanati 1  00 

Cash 2  00 

J.  M.  Rodriguez 2  00 

J.C.Jeffries 1  00 

L.  L>.  Brewster 2  00 

A.  P.  Caraher,  U.S.  A.... 5  00 

Albert  Urbaha. 5  00 

Capt.  W.  II.  Jones 5  00 

A.  A.  Rodriguez 5  00 

Less  exchange 130  00 

Nov.  11.  Geo.  W.  Childs,  of  the  Phil- 
adelphia,4Ledger,"and  A.  S.  Abell 
of  the  Baltimore  "  Sun,"  being  500 
dollars  from  each,  through  Capt.  F. 

M.  Colston,  Baltimore 1000  00 

Nov.  12.     From   T.  Lee  Shute,  N.  O., 

through  F.  N.  Ogden 5  00 


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NovL12.  From  Anonymous,  through 
Jesse  H.  Lindsey*  Pres't,  Greens- 
boro, N.  C ' 5  00 

Nov.  15.  From  live  little  girls,  who 
held  a  fair  to  raise  funds  for  Gen. 
Hood's  children,  through  Mayor  J. 
Thompson  Band,  of  Portsmouth 
City,  Va.,  and  Mayor  I.  W.  Patton, 
N.  0 5  70 

Nov.  17.     From  Citizens  of  Norfolk,  Va. 

through  Col.  W.  H.  Taylor 87  00 

Nov.  22.  From  proceeds  of  an  enter- 
tainment given  by  the  Louisiana 
Division,  Army  of  Tenn.  in  Grand 
Opera  House,  N.  O  ,  October  10th, 
through    P.    Herron,  Chair.    Com.     300  00 

Nov,  25.  From  proceeds  of  a  Concert 
given  at  u  Charlotte  Institute  for 
Young  Ladies,"  at  Charlotte,  N.  C, 
through  Rev.  W.  R.  Atkinson  11  25 

Nov.  27.  From  Mary  Bell  Rhea,  Grif- 
fin, Ga.,  through'j.  G.  Rhea 3  00 

Nov.  28.  From  subscriptions  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Louisiana  Div.,  Army 
of  Northern  Virginia,  N.  0 22  50 

Nov.  28.  From  subscriptions  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Louisiana  Div. ,  Army 
of  Tennessee,  N.  O '..      16  00 

Nov.  29.  From  citizens  of  Columbus, 
Miss.,  through  Williams,  Johnson 
&  Co.,  and  Mayor  I.  W.  Patton,  as 
follows : 

Col.  W.  C.  Richards 5  00 

Col.  L.  O.Banks 5  00 

Gen.  8.  D.  Lee 5  00 

C.  H.  Cock 1  00 

Cash 50 

16  50 


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Nov.  29.     From  Portland,  Or.,  through 
Gen'l   O.   D.   Greene  and    Samuel 

Flower 55  25 

General  Greene  writes  :  "  It  is  the  result  of 
a  little  benefit  we  got  up  in  Portland,  Oregon, 
for  Hood's  children,  at  ihe  time  Gen.  Grant 
was  here.  Col.  Morrow  (whom  many  Louisi- 
anians  know  and  more  will  remember)  and  I 
started  the  matter  and  was  at  once  fully  and 
heartily  assisted  by  Col.  W.  H.  Efringer,  for- 
merly from  Staunton,  Va.,  and  C.  S.  A.,  and 
by  Mr.  John  Maguire,  managerof  the  Portland 
Theatre,  who  kindly  gave  one-half  of  the  gross 
proceeds  of  one  night's  performance  at  his  the- 
atre— we  to  provide  attendance  of  the  band  of 
Col.  Morrow's  Regiment,  which  was  done.  The 
amount  is  very  small,  but  is  better  than  nothing, 
and  shows  at  ieast  that  everybody's  heart  is  in 
the  right  place.  The  sum  would  have  been  very 
much  greater  except  lor  the  misfortune  that  we 
could  only  have  the  benefit  on  the  night  of  Gen. 
Grant's  reception,  to  which  nearly  every  man, 
woman  and  child  in  this  county  went.  Long 
before  his  arrival  here  he  had  been  engaged 
(engagements  which  he  could  not  properly  do 
away  with)  for  the  other  two  nights  he  was  in 
Oregon,  but  like  theold  Roman  and  Hero  he  is, 
he  deserted  his  own  reception  at  a  very  early 
hour  and  went  to  the  Theatre,  where  "he  sat 
conscientiously  through  a  long  and  rather 
dreary  performance  of  "  Ours"  in  the  hope  of 
helping  dear  old  Hood's  little  oues." 
Dec.  2.  From  John  D.  Rogers,  Treas- 
urer, Galveston,  Texas,  as  follows: 
Proceeds  entertainment  given  by 
Jack  Harris,  of  San  Antonio, Texas. $  115  00 

R.  H.  Wade,  Mexia 5  00 

Members  Hood  Brigade  at  Marlin...      75  00 

S.  J.  Adams,  Dallas 10  00 

Joseph  Farley,  Galveston 10  00 

L.  S.  Taylor/. 10  00 


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Ben.  Baker,  Columbus 5  00 

A  Federal  Soldier,  Columbus 5  00 

R.  A.  Park,  Galveston 5  00 

Private  J.  W.  Dell,  4th  Texas 2  50 

Proceeds   lecture  J.  B.  Hard  wick, 

Bryan 36  00 

Donation  by  citizens  of  Bryan 14  00 

Proceeds  of  a  fair  and  ball  given  by 

citizens  of  Corpus  Christi 251  30 

A.  C.  Baker,  Galveston 10  00 

Collection  by  "  Hood  Memorial  As- 
sociation" of  Galveston 919  00 

Proceeds  sale  1  bbl.  pecans  donated 

byS.  L.  McCulloch,  Kingsbury 19  32 

44  Lone  Star  Rifles,"  Galveston 31  00 

Dr.  E.  Jones,  Tyler 5  00 

$1,528  12 
Dec.  2.     Proceeds  of  a  fair  held  by  two 

little  girls  in  Savannah,  Ga 3  20 

Proceeds  of  a  raffle  by  J.  C.  Myrick, 
Savannah,  Ga 8  30 

Received    through    J.    H.    Estill, 

" '  Morning  News  " 11  50 

From  proceeds  raffle  of  a  sewing 
machine  by  Miss  M.  L.  Solomon, 
Savannah,  through  J.  H.   Estill,  of 

the  "  Savannah  Morning  News" 32  00 

Through  the  efforts  of  Mrs.  Ida  A. 
Richardson,  of  New  Orleans,  an 
auxiliary  association  of  ladies  was 
formed  in  November,  who  made  it 
their  duty  to  canvass  certain  dis- 
tricts of  the  city,  going  in  pairs. 
The  results  were  handed  in  in  De- 
cember as  follows : 

Mmes.  Folwell  and  Gutheim 90  00 

Mines.  Wilkinson  and  Charles 36  95 

Mmes.  Richardson  and  Pritchard...     203  75 
Mmes.  Richardson  aud  Hunton 51  40 


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Mine.  T.  Skute 159  00 

Mmes.  Kennedy  and  Chapman 24  00 

Mmes.  C.  E.  Fenner  and  Walmsley  255  00 
Of  which  last  amount  $100  was  con- 
tributed by  Mrs.  Stauffer. 

Mmes.  Wallace  and  Parker 101  00 

Total  from  Ladies'  Auxiliary  Asso- 
ciation, New  Orleans 921  10 

Dec.  11.  Loch  Lomond  Lodge,  No.  242, 
Shoe  Heel,  N.  C,  P.  P.  Smith,  Sec- 
retary, through  Mayor  I.  W.  Patton       19  50 

Dec.  12.  From  proceeds  raffle  pair  of 
mats  by  Miss  Mamie  Selig,  Savan- 
nah, Ga.,  through  J.  H.  Estill,  "  Sa- 
vannah Morning  News" 6  50 

Dec.  15.  From  proceeds  raffle  by  two 
little  girls, Eugenia-Dale  and  Pauline 
Decker,  of  Savannah,  through  J.  H. 
Estill 2  60 

Dec.  17.  From  Citizens  of  Bayou  Sara, 
La.,  through  F.  M.  Mumford  and  F. 
N.  Ogden 30  00 

Dec.  18.  From  citizens  of  Greenville, 
Miss.,  through  Mrs.  M.  Georgie 
Smith  and  Mrs.  Frank  Williams,  as 
follows  : 

Mrs.  M.  Georgie  Smith !....      25  00 

H.  &  N.  Wilczinski,  Jas.  E.  Negus, 

E.  Bourges,  M.  Kretschmar,  W.  A. 
Pollock,  S.  W.  Ferguson,  W.  N. 
Hood,  J.  H.  Evans,  H.  T.  Kriger, 
W.  E.  Hunt,  C.  M.  Williams,  W. 
G.  Yerger,   C.  W.  Lewis  &   Co.,  B. 

F.  Worthington,   J.    P.  Fin  lay,  H. 

T.  I  vert,  W.  A.  Perry,  $5  each.......       85  00 

Greenville  Times,   C.  S.  White  C. 

M.  Johnson,  $3  each 9  00 

F.  Valliant,  W.  B.  Watson,  H.  E. 
Witherbee,  Weis  &  Goldstein,  J. 
Equen,T.  S.  Anderson,  J.  C.  Heard, 

G.  M.  Helm,  $2  50  each 20  00 


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George  F.  Archer,  Theodore  Pohl, 
O.  J.  Paxton,  S.  Goldsmith,  Han- 
way  &  Kennedy,  L.  Moyse,  W.  A. 
Evennan,  B.  F.  Hughes,  L.  Hexter, 
H.  Struby,  O.  B.  C,  George  Alex- 
ander, Sol.  Brill,  I.  Isenberg,  J.  H. 
Moore,  0.  M.  Curell,  G.  W.Brown, 
Ph.  McLean,  Joshua  Skinner,  H.  8. 

Baker,  Wortharn,  $2  each.. 42  00 

Gensburger  &  Moskawitz 1  50 

G.  W.  Piatt,  T.  R.  Baird,  L.  Katz, 
Capt.  Baugh,  W.  S.  Henderson,  C. 
A.  A.  Winter,  Morris  &  Brother,  E. 
O.  Dennett,  H.  W.  Conner,  J.  A. 
Newman,  S.  Rosen  field,  R,  A.  Har- 
*  ris,  Henrv  Robinson,  J.  Alexander, 
€.  P.  Huntington,  J.  D.  Shute,  H. 
R.  Mcllwaye,  G.  Wilkowwki,  8. 
Archer,  W.  A.  Trigg,  D.  B.  O'Ban- 
iion,  S.  L.  Rucks,  J.  F.  Harris,  L. 
W.  Gay,  N.  Isenburg,  I.  KinselU, 
Vormus  Bros.,  H.  P.  Jac  and   four 

Cash,  $1  each 32  00 

J.  M.  Montgomery,  D.  C.  Mont- 
gomery, J.  Ehrlich,  I.  Hirst,  Chas. 
White,  M.  Cahn,  Sam.  Brown,  J. 
G.  Archer,  J.  Heldensfelder,  M. 
Levy,  50  cents  each 5  00 

219  50 
Dec.  8.  From  C.  W.  Culbreth,  of  South 
Carolina,  through  R.  B.  Thomas, 
Tampa,  Fla.,  and  N.  O.  Nat.  Bank.  3  25 
Dec.  19.  From  proceeds  of  a  concert 
given  by  the  Juvenile  Singers  of 
Marshall,     Texas,     through     Miss 

Tweattie  Stephenson 70  10 

£,     From  Citizens  of  Jefferson   Parish, 
La.,  through  O.  Besancon  and  Gov. 
F.  T.  Nicholls,  as  follows : 
T.  A.  Harang 5  00 


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Leon   Deforneau 5  00 

F.  L.  Matthews  &  Co 5  00 

O.  Besancon 5  00 

R.  E.  Rose 2  50 

Michael  Flesch 1  00 

Wm.  Landridge 1  00 

J.  W.  Laeey 1  50 

J.  T.  Preston 1  00 

Cash 1  00 

28  00 

Dee.  24.     From    Hoed    Committee    at 
Helena,  Ark.,  R.  W.  iSicholJs,  Sec- 
retary and  Treasurer,  through  E.  F.  • 
Golsan  (two  remittances? 122  5Q 

Dec.  26.  From  citizens  of  Cartersburg, 
Va.,  through  G.  W.  Bogert  and 
Major  W.  V.  Crouch 7  71 

Dec.  26.  From  citizens  of  Columbia,  S. 
C,  through  Mrs.  Julia  R.  Bachman, 
Treasurer  C.  M.  Association 72  30 

Dec.  27.     From  C.  C.  Duke,  Catahoula 

Parish,  La.,  through  Gov.  ISicholls.        5  00 

Dec.  30.  From  Savannah  Cotton  Ex- 
change, E.  F.  Br^an,  Superintend- 
ent, who  writes :  "A  bale  of  cotton 
contributed  by  the  citizens  of  Co- 
weta County,  in  this  State,  which 
passed  through  Atlanta  and  Au- 
gusta, was  subsequently  sent  to  this 
Exchange  for  disposal.  It  was  put 
upon   raffie  and   144  chances  were 

taken  at  $1 144  00 

The  bale  was  won  by  Mr.  John  Nes- 
bit,  who  immediately  put  it  up  at 
auction  for  the  benefit  of  the  fund. 

It  was  sold  for 60  25 

which  was  invested  in  exchange  at 

£  discount 25 

204  50 


23 

1880. 
Jan.  1.    Collections  made  under  the  aus- 
pices of  the  "Society  of  the  Army 
and  Navy  of  the  Confederate  States 
in  Maryland,"  as  follows  : 

Proceeds  of  "  Pinafore  "at  Easton..$  86  54 

Col.  Charles  Marshall 50  00 

George  W.  Wood 25  00 

Samuel  J.  Hough 10  00 

R.  W.  Gwathmey 10  00 

H.  H.  Grave 10  00 

W.  D.  DuBarry 5  00 

I.  P.  Thorn 5  00 

Col.  R.  M.  Powell 5  00 

Hon.  Geo.  Wm.  Brown 5  00 

Hon.  J.  A.  Pearce 5  00 

R.  M.  Blandon 5  00 

F.  M.  Colston 5  00 

Geo.  W.  Davison 5  00 

Col.  J.  Willcox  Brown's  Children..  6  00 

Wm.  B.  Wilson's  Children 3  00 

E.  S.  Beall's  Children 2  00 

Capt.  E.  L.  F.  Hardcastle 5  00 

Miscellaneous     and      Anonymous 

Contributions 19  56 

$  267  10 
Jan.  5.     From  Citizens  of  Georgetown , 
S.  C,  th  rough  R.  E.  Fraser,  Mayor, 

and  Mayor  I.  W.  Patton '. 38  60 

Jan.  5.     Through     Rudolph     Seigling, 
Esq.,  Charleston,  S.  C,  as  follows  : 
From   one  who  served   in  Field's 
Division— the  sometime   Com- 
mand of  Gen.  Hood 100  00 

FromW.  R 3  00 

From  "  News  and  Courier,"  being 

subscriptions  added  to  its  list...    288  47 

$  391  47 


24 

Jan.  6,  Through  G.  W.  McCranie, 
Editor  and  Proprietor  "Ouachita 
Telegraph,"  Monroe,  La.,  as  follows: 
From  F.  Endom  and  M.  M.  Grady, 

each  $10 20  00 

From  G.  W.  McCranie,  R.  Richard- 
son, J.  W.  Green,  L.  D.  Mc- 
Lain,  R.  G.  Cobb,  Andy  Camp- 
bell, G.  C.  Phillips,  W.'W.  Far- 
mer, Breard,  John  Muir,  S.  W. 
Saunders  and  H.   G.   Dobson, 

each  $5 60  00 

From  T.  Y  Aby,  S.  D.  McEnery, 
A.  J.  Keller,  A.  B.  Sholars,  L. 
D.  Allen,  Jr.,  John  G.  Saun- 
ders, T.  Purcell,  M.  L.  Dedman, 
R.  H.  Endom,  T.  3.  V.  Logan, 
R.  W.  Richardson.  W.  P.  Ren- 
wick,  H.  Filhiol,  H.  O'Kelly, 

and  H.  Meyer,  each  §2.50 37  50 

From  A.  Demrnler  and  J.   B.  Gar- 

retson,  each  §2 4  00 

From  John  Fullam 1  50 

From  Tom  Campbell,  F.  Hatcher, 
P.  Hanlon,  W.  J.  Born,  T.  J. 
Larkin,  8.  Marx,  S.  Kuhn,  W. 
H.  Ferrv,  J.  L.  Kaliski,  Leon 
Gerson,'D.  B.  Trousdale,  E.  T. 
Morris,  Jonas  Meyer,  Sol  Ringer, 
John  Bennett,  J.  A.  Moore,  T. 
P.  Richardson,  A.  B.  Sinister, 
R.  Fullam,  Thos.  Burnham,  R. 
H.  Logan,  J.  E.  Hanna,  D.  C. 
Tidwell,  T.  C.  Scarborough,  C. 
Tidwell,  W.  S.  Rhodes,  J.  T. 
Swan,  William  Marbury,  F.  H. 
Cann,  A.  Lazare,  Dick  Swan, 
A.  Willis,  Sol  Meyer,  John 
Teunee  [Chinaman],  Geo.  C. 
Enssminger,  B.  Weil  and  T.N. 
Conner,  each  $1 37  00 


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From    W.   J.   C.   Scriber    and    H. 

King,  each  50  cents 1  00 

From  cash,  $1,  cash,  $1,  cash,  fl, 
cash,  $2,  cash,  $],  cash,  50  cts., 
cash,50cts 7  00 

$  168  00 
Jan.  7.     From  Citizens  of  West  Baton 
Rouge  Parish,  through  Col.  J.   V. 
Duralde  [second   remittance],  and 
Gov.  F.  T.  Nicholls.  as  follows : 

John  H.  Miller 1  00 

Lewis  Kirkland 2  00 

C.  J.  Barrow 5  00 

John  Hill 5  00 

J.  E.  Tucker 2  50 

W.  B.  Chamberlin 50 

N.  W.  Pope 2  50 

$     18  50 
Jan.  9.     From   Rev.   J.   M.   Brinkley, 

Sherman,  Texas 50 

Jan.  10.     From  Bradish  Johnson,  N.  O.      50  00 
Jan.  14.     Through  A.  J.  Sykes.  Aber- 
deen, Miss.,  and  F.  T.  Copp,  as  fol- 
lows : 

From  Mississippi  Exposition  Ass'n      25  00 
From  Oil  Mills  at  Columbus 10  00 

$    35  00 
Jan.  14.     From  "Contribution  box"  on 
board   the  Steamboat   "  Natchez," 

Capt.  Leathers,  La 34  50 

Jan.  17.     From  Cash,  N.  O.,  through 

Cartwright  Eustis,  Esq 25  00 

Jan.  17.     From  Whitesburg,  Ga.,  as  fol- 
lows : 

John  O'Rear 84 

W.  C.  Aycock 25 

B.  H.  Brown 25 

O.  H.  Benthley 15 

i      1~50 


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Jan.  17.  From  Peter  Seals,  Savannah, 
Ga.,  through  J.  H.  Estell,  "Morn- 
ing News" 5  00 

Jan.  19.  From  Citizens  of  Lexington, 
Kentucky,  through  Thomas  Mit- 
chell, Cashier 11  00 

Jan.  24.  From  Rev.  Ellison  Capers, 
Greenville,  S.  C,  two  thank  offer- 
ings         1  50 

Jan.  27.  From  D.  R.  Fant&  Co.,  Go- 
liad, Texas,  through  A.  Baldwin  & 
Co.,  N.  0 9  00 

Jan.  29.  Through  J.  H.  Estill,  "Savan- 
nah Morning  News,"  as  follows: 

From  a  sympathizer 5  00 

From  proceeds  of  a  Fair  held  by 
three  little  girls,  Mamia  S.  Cox, 
Nina  L.  Pope  and  Georgia  W. 
Wilson 2  00 


00 


Jan.  31.     From   Hon.  W.  W.  Screws, 
Montgomery,  Ala.,  and  Gen.  G.  T. 

Beauregard 643  33 

The  letter  accompanying  this  remittance 
reads  :  "  At  the  risk  of  being  tedious,  it  is 
proper  to  make  statement  of  the  way  in  which 
this  money  was  realized.  About  November 
1st,  last,  some  citizens  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  were 
impressed  by  the  beautiful  act  of  the  children 
of  Gen.  Joseph  Wheeler,  in  giving  4  bale  of 
Cotton  for  the  benefit  of  the  orphan  children  of 
a  fellow-soldier  of  their  own  gallant  father,  and 
sent  to  him  one  of  "  Deering's  Horse  Power," 
a  splendid  piece  of  farm  machinery,  to  be  dis- 
posed of  as  he  might  deem  best,  and  proceeds 
to  be  given  to  the  children  of  Gen.  Hood. 
About  the  same  time,  some  generous  ladies  of 
Smith's  Station,  Lee  Co.,  Ala.,  sent  to  me  a 
bale  of  Cotton  to  be  disposed  of  for  the  same 
purpose.     It  was  decided  to  issue  three  thou- 


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sand  tickets  at  50  cents  each,  and  have  the 
articles  disposed  of  by  drawing.  Immediately 
on  this  announcement,  various  other  contribu- 
tions were  made,  as  follows : 

One  White  Sewing  Machine,  by  Capt.  G. 
L.  Werth. 

One  Fine  Family  Bible,  by  Mr.  Joel  White. 

One  lot  Tobacco]  by  Major  Black  nail. 

One  Silk  Umbrella,  by  Mr.  H.  C.  Davidson. 

One  Fine  Picture  Frame,  by  Mr.  C.  E. 
Wallin. 

One  Picture,  "Monument  to  Columbus  at 
Genoa,"  by  Mr.  C.  J.  Payne. 

One  Pine  Apple  Silk  Handkerchief,  by 
Mrs.  C.  J.  Payne. 

One  dozen  Frames  and  Brushes,  by  Mr.  S. 
Schuenler. 

Two  braids  of  their  own  hair,  by  little 
daughters  of  Mr.  A.  S.  Gerald,  which  were 
added  to  the  list  to  be  drawn.  Owing  to  un- 
avoidable circumstances,  the  drawing  did  not 
take  place  until  Friday,  16lh  January.  All 
tickets,  sold  and  unsold,  were  put  in  the  wheel, 
the  latter  being  considered  the  property  of  the 
children.  The  number  cf  tickets  sold  and  paid 
for,  was  968,  making  $484.  Out  of  this  was  paid 
$27  for  all  expenses.  The  Louisville  and  Ts  ash- 
ville  Railroad  transported  the  Horse  Power 
from  Louisville  here  free  of  cost.  The  Western 
Railroad  of  Alabama,  delivered  the  bale  of 
Cotton  without  charge,  and  the  necessary  haul- 
ing in  this  city  was  done  cheerfully  without 
cost.  The  Hood  children  drew  the  bale  of 
Cotton  and  the  Horse  Power.  The  former  was 
resold  for  $55  13,  and  the  latter  for  $100.  This 
amount  is  included  in  the  draft.  Citizens  of 
Haynesville,  Ala.,  also  sent  to  Mr.  H.  C. 
Davidson,  through  Messrs.  Streety  &  Co., 
$31  20,  as  contribution  to  the  fund.  This 
amount  is  also  included  in  the  draft,  the  sum 
total  being  $643  33.     The  children   also  drew 


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the  Silk  Handkerchief  and  the  Bible  and  the 
picture  of  the  Monument  to  Columbus,  all  of 
which  are  sent  this  day  to  you  by  Southern 
Express,  the  Company  transporting  same  free. 
It  has  been  suggested  by  Gen.  Wheeler  that 
you  write  the  names  and  date  of  birth  of  the 
children  in  the  Bible." 
Feb.  4.     From  G.  A.  Jackson,  Lawton- 

ville,  Ga.,  thro'  Col.  Sam'l  Flower..?      6  00 
Feb.  9.     From  citizens  of  Tensas  Parish, 
La.,    through   T.   P.    Clinton    and 

Gov.  F.  T.  Nicholls 30  00 

Feb.  11.     FromR.  E.  Wilson,  Augusta, 

Ga 1  50 

Feb.  11.     Proceeds  of  an  entertainment 
given  by  the  ladies  of  Johnsonville, 
Miss.,  assisted  by  those  of  Mound 
Bayou,  through  W.  H.  Baird,  who    104  80 
writes:     "  The  meritorious  efforts  of  the  ladies 
deserve  the  greatest  praise,  and  their  example 
should  be  followed  by  all  true  Southerners,  who 
should  feel  that  they  are  the  guardians  of  the 
fatherless    family  left  by  their   battle-scarred 
and  unfortunate  Veteran." 
Feb.  13.     From    S.   A.   Duke,    Baxter, 
Drew  County,  Ark. ,  through  Yale 

&  Bowling,  New  Orleans 2  30 

Feb.  19.  From  W.  A.  Hemphill,  Esq., 
business  manager  of  the  "Consti- 
tution" Publishing  Company  and 
chairman  "  Hood  Relief  Commit- 
tee" of  Atlanta,  Ga 2,800  00 

Less,  directed  to  be  paid  over  to  the 
children's  guardian  for  their  imme- 
diate use 300  00 

2,500  00 
Feb.  19.     From  Mrs.  Howard  Hender- 
son, collected  at  Nice,  France,  (200 
francs)   by  her,  through  James  S. 
Zacharie,  New  Orleans 40  00 


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Feb.  10.  From  Chamberlayne  &  Beirne, 
Richmond,  Va.,  proprietors  of  the 
Richmond  "States, "  being  subscrip- 
tions by  various  persons,  forwarded 
through  Gen.  R.  L.  Gibson  and 
Major  Crouch,  as  follows  : 

W.  E.  Lefew 1  00 

R.  F.  Bierne" 5  00 

Third  St,  African   M.  E.  Church....        2  00 

H.  L.  Young,   New  York 5  00 

Rea   Watkins 1  00 

John  J.  Pritchett,  Pennsylvania 1  00 

Some  little  children  who  have  just 

lost  a  father 2  00 

1st    Maryland     Cavalry,    Proctor's 

Creek, Va 1  00 

Dr.  J.  E.  L.  Delk 1  00 

A  Lady 50 

Christ  Church,  Pt.  Pleasant, W.Va.        1  13 
Children,  5th  and  Main  Sts.,  Rich- 
mond         2  50 

Collected  by  Miss  Agnes  Chamber- 
layne         5  75 

Col.  Talcott's  children 4  00 

Cash 9  00 


41  88 
Feb.  20.  From  Charles  R.  Jones,  Pro- 
prietor of  the  "Charlotte  Observer," 
Charlotte,  N.  C.  proceeds  of  "  Ob- 
^erver  Fund"  for  benefit  Gen. 
Hood's  children,  through    Gen.  G. 

T.  Beauregard , 75  59 

Feb.  21.  From  New  Orleans  Cotton 
Exchange,  "  being  contribution  of 
sundry  persons  and  members  of  the 
Exchange  towards  the  purchase  of 
the  Blake  bale  of  cotton,  sent  here 
from  Texas,  and  after  sale  for  this 
amount  was  re-donated  to  the  Hood 
fund  and  forwarded  to  Mobile.  Ala  , 
for  like  sale  in  behalf  of  the  or- 
phans," through  D.  A.  Given,  N.  O.     630  ©0 


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Feb.  23.  From  proceeds  of  a  lecture 
at  Y.  M.  C.  A.  rooms,  Mobile,  Ala., 
by  Aldridge  Youug,  through  Mr. 
Glennon 12  00 

Feb.  24.  From  Dr.  Y.  A.  P,  Garnett, 
President  "  Memorial  Association," 
Washington,  D.  C,  through  Mrs.  R. 
L.  Gibson,  Mavor  I.  W.  Patton  and 
Col.  Flower... .. 67  50 

Feb.  26.     From    Gish    &   Garner,  Hop- 

kinsville,  Ky 3  85 

Feb.  26.  From  collections  made  by 
Mrs.  Doswell  and  Mrs.  H  H.  Wal- 
lace from  children  in  Fredericks- 
burg, Va.,  through  J.  T.  Doswell 
and  Major  Crouch 20  00 

Mch.  2.  From  proceeds  of  a  lecture  in 
New  Orleans,  by  Aldridge  Y'oung, 
through  W.  C.  Raymond 5  75 

Mch.  5.  From  L.  A.  Lambert,  Pastor 
Catholic  Church,  Waterloo,  Seneca 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  through  John  A.  Morris        5  00 

Mch.  10.     From  Mrs.  Wm. H.  Johnson, 

New  Orleans,  through  L.  N.  Gillis,        5  00 

Mch.  19.  From  citizens  of  Louisville, 
Ky.,  through  H.  W.  Bruce,  Pres. 
.Hood  Relief  Committee,  Louisville    672  75 

Mch.  26.  From  Sam.  T.  Brown,  Pay- 
master U.  S.  A.  at  Oakland,  Md., 
through  "N.   Y.  Tribune  " 5  00 

Mav  22.     From  Peter  Berger,  Houma, 

La.,  through  D.  R.  (aider 100  00 

May  24.  From  citizens  of  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  through  T.  E.  Tutt,  Treasurer 
Hood  Relief  Committee  at  St.  Louis    325  Ui) 

May  24.  From  some  loving  children  of 
Baltimore,  through  Miss  K.  S. 
French 20  00 

June  16.  From  H.  W.  Worley,  Lex- 
ington, Ky.,  through  Thos.  Mitch- 
ell, Cashier 10  00 


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Sept.  10.  From  J.  McD. ,  Goldsborough , 
Md.,  through  Capt.  F.  M.  Colston, 
Baltimore 5  00 

Oct.  8.  From  proceeds  of  a  bale  of  cot- 
ton donated  by  thechildren  of  Gen. 
Joseph  Wheeler,  of  Alabama,  and 
sent  to  Trabue,  Davis  &  Co.,  Louis- 
ville, to  be  disposed  of  for  the  bene- 
fit >f  Gen.  Hood's  children,  through 
H.  W.  Bruce,  President  Hood  Re- 
lief Committee  of  Louisville 267  72 

Nov.  15.  From  Additional,  from  the 
"Charleston  News  and  Courier" 
fund,  through  R.  Seigling.  Charles- 
ton, S.  C 24  00 

Nov.  23.  From  citizens  of  Macon,  Ga., 
through  Geo.  S.  Jones,  Thomas 
Henderson  and  Ben.  C.  Smith, 
Committee,  at  Macon,  and  Duncan 
F.  Kenuer,  New  Orleaus 666  87 

1881. 

Aug.    1.     From    several  gentlemen   of 

the  State  of  California $565  00 

Benefit  given  at  Baldwin 
Theatre,  San  Francisco,  un- 
der auspices  of  friends  of 
Genl.  Hood    323  00 


through  George  Flournoy.  Harry 
I.  Thornton  and  Lloyd  Tevis,  of 
San  Francisco,  and  Saml.  Flower, 
New  Orleans 888  00 

Sept.  5.  From  J.  B.  Ki Hebrew,  Nash- 
ville, Tenn.,  through  Genl.  G,  T. 
Beauregard 33  15 

Nov.  1.  From  Leroy  D.  Jones,  Nash- 
ville, Tenn.,  being  portion  of  funds 
raised  by  raffle  of  a  plow  given  by 
Mickle  <fc  Co.,  of  Louisville,  for 
benefit  of  the  Hood  children,  thro' 
Genl.  Beauregard '. 10  00 


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Nov.  13.  From  collection  from  sale  of 
some  medals  at  Baltimore,  Md., 
through  Genl.  J.  R.  Herbert,  Balti- 
more       50  00 

Total $19,875  66 

Discount  paid  on  drafts 9  16 

Net  receipts $19,866  50 

This  sum  of  $19,875  66    was   distributed   by 
States  and  countries,  as  follows  : 

Louisiana $5,282  15 

Georgia 3,580  97 

Texas 1,772  72 

New  York 1,605  00 

Alabama 1,466  08 

Kentucky 1,017  62 

California 888  00 

Maryland 848  10 

South  Carolina 810  81 

Virginia 709  47 

Pennsylvania 501  00 

Mississippi 492  80 

Missouri 325  90 

Arkansas 137  80 

North  Carolina Ill  34 

Poland 100  00 

Dist.   Columbia 67  50 

Oregon 55  25 

Tennessee 43  15 

France 40  00 

Poland 20  00 

$19,875  66 
The  Committee  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  sent  a  further 
sum  of  $300  for  the  immediate  wants  of  the 
children,  which  was  immediately  paid  over  to 
their  natural  tutrix,  and  the  "Committee  at 
Houston,  Texas,  sent  a  further  sum,  exceeding 
we  believe  $1000,  direct  to  the  same,  to  be  used 
in  like  manner. 


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The  Committee  undertook  a  great  labor  in 
attempting  to  realize  a  sum  from  the  sale  of 
photographs  of  the  family.  It  was  a  work  re- 
quiring much  correspondence  and  constant  at- 
tention to  details.  Its  success  depended  almost 
entirely  upon  the  good  faith  and  earnest  dispo- 
sition of  men  and  women  scattered  over  an  im- 
mense territory  and  with  whom  necessarily  the 
members  of  the  Committee,  in  numberless  cases, 
could  have  no  personal  acquaintance.  We  took 
every  means  to  ascertain  standing,  but  the 
number  of  photographs  which  are  unreturned 
for  and  are  still  unheard  from,  runs  into  the 
thousands.  In  very  many  cases  lists  of  names 
were  sent  in  and  the  pictures  sent  oui  accord- 
ingly and  no  money  ever  returned  therefor. 
Mr.  Lilienthal,  the  photographer,  made  a  very 
liberal  arrangement  with  the  Committee,  but 
the  amount  of  pictures  left  on  our  hands,  to- 
gether with  the  amount  in  the  hands  of  Com- 
mittees and  individuals,  caused  the  Committee 
and  Mr.  Lilienthal  both  heavy  loss.  As  it  was 
there  was  added  to  the  general  fund,  after  pay- 
ing expenses,  from  this  source,  only,  $425. 

Mention  should  be  made  of  the  active  co-ope- 
ration extended  this  Committee  by  friends  and 
Committees  at  Atlanta,  Baltimore.  Helena, 
Ark.,  Greenville,  Miss.,  Selma,  Montgomery, 
Monroe,  La.,  Charleston,  Louisville  and  St. 
Louis.  We  were  greatly  assisted  by  the  Press 
everywhere.  By  reference  to  the  list  it  w  11  be 
seen  that  the  leading  papers  in  several  cities 
made  themselves  the  avenue  through  which 
funds  could  reach  the  Committee,  and  no  charge 
was  made  by  New  Orleans  papers  for  notices  or 
advertisements.  Stationery  and  printing  was 
donated  by  A.  W.  Hyatt  and  A.  H.  Nelson,  in 
amount  adequate  to  our  wants.  Dunn  Brothers 
furnished  letter  files,  and  T.  Fitzwilliam  our 
bank  box.  The  expenses  of  the  Committee 
were  thus  reduced  to  a  minimum. 


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Numerous  offers  were  received  of  books, 
entertainments,  musical  productions,  etc.,  etc., 
which  involved  a  greater  or  less  expenditure 
of  funds  all  of  which  had  to  be  declined,  the 
committee  not  feeling  authorized  to  venture 
any  of  the  funds  donated  in  anything  of  a 
speculative  nature. 

Jt  only  remains  for  the  committee  to  ap- 
pend, for  information  of  all,  a  statement  made 
up  to  August  1st,  1885. 

Funds  invested  in  U.  S-  4  per  cent.  Bonds, 
coupons  next  due  October  1st,  1885.  The  Bonds 
are  deposited  in  Safe  Deposit  Vault,  and  as 
coupons  mature,  the  funds  arising  from  same 
are  reinvested  in  the  same  class  of  Bonds. 

Eeceipts  to  July  31st,  1885. 

Donations    in     cash     from     various 

sources ..$19,366  50 

From  sale  Hood  Family  Pictures 425  00 

Interest  on  Bonds 4,809  67 

Totnl  receipts §24,601  16 

Disbursements  to  July  31st,  1885. 

Paid   for  $22,700.   XL   S.  4  per  cent. 

Bonds .....|524,317  25 

Paid  for  Safe  Denosit  Vault,  5  years, 

at  §5 25  00 

Paid  for  advertising 10  00 

Paid  for  telegrams  and  postage 11  10 

Total  disbursements §24,363  35 

On  hand 237  81 


$24,601  16 
Average  cost  of  Bonds,  1.07.124. 


85 

Purchased $22,700 

Donated  by  "Mar- 
garet".         500 

On  band. ..$23, 200  worth  123  or $28,536  00 
Cash  in  State  National  Bank...        237  81 

Making  total  values  now  in  hands  of 

the  committee : $28,773  81 

Donations,      including     Margaret's 

Bond $19,866  50 

Increase  in  the   fund  from  interest, 

and  market  value  of  Bonds 8,907  31 

$28,773  81 

New  OR-Leans,  August  1st,  1885. 

W.  R.  LYMAN,  Chairman. 
J.  A.    CHALARON,  Sec'ty. 


